HIGH First character maker in a Sonic game? Sweet!
LOW The level design, story, and gameplay are shockingly underwhelming.
WTF Avatars can wear a hat that says “Gamer”.
Tag: Classic
Agatha Christie: Death On The Nile Review
HIGH Well-crafted homage to a classic murder mystery.
LOW Few locales in the campaign, resulting in visual boredom.
WTF Petting street rats?!
Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos Remastered Review
HIGH An excellent upgrade of a beloved PS1 classic!
LOW A bit too faithful to the decades-old original.
WTF One boss is a merger of a lizard and a cactus?!
Snow Bros. Wonderland Review
HIGH Snow Bros. finally gets a successor!
LOW Camera controls are severely lacking.
WTF The final gauntlet…
Tomba! Special Edition Review
HIGH It’s endlessly charming. The new soundtrack is fantastic.
LOW The extra features are not explained. The museum lacks polish.
WTF Tomba keeps items in his stomach, like Snake did with cigarettes in Metal Gear Solid…
Riven Review
HIGH Supreme visual artistry and fantasy aesthetic. Dense, layered worldbuilding.
LOW The large-scale puzzles are hugely demanding.
WTF The “fast travel system.”
Fitness Boxing: Fist Of The North Star Review
HIGH It’s a fine franchise choice to work out to.
LOW There’s no Japanese voiceover option, and the alternatives aren’t great.
WTF Kenshiro claiming that my punches are every bit as good as his. Uh… no.
The Making Of Karateka Review
HIGH A well-produced interactive documentary with a wealth of info and playable prototypes.
LOW A nearly 10 minute video on the music will be inaccessible to the Deaf.
WTF The “bad” ending of Karateka is pretty funny, if a little frustrating
System Shock (2023) Review
HIGH Shodan is an outright creepy antagonist.
LOW The lack of guidance isn’t inviting to new players.
WTF There’s a gorilla-tiger hybrid!
Resident Evil 4 (2023) Second Opinion
HIGH Leon’s highly expanded moveset leads to tons of ways to approach each encounter
LOW It’s all so darn dour
WTF Am I the only one on Earth who actually likes well-done QTEs?